... relates to popular media in many different instances but in this case the best scenario to compare it to would have to be the television show The Cosby show. The show "The Simpson's" is a cartoon play on American culture. The race is undefined to this family because mainly they are cartoons, and ... the typical role of an African-American family during this time period but rather that of a white family from the upper east side of Manhattan. Bill Cosby, the main character, brings his special comic genius to the role of Cliff Huxtable, a warm family man, who along with his lovely wife Cla...

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... family is. This is evident due to the amount of TV programs, which are entirely based on the everyday life of families. T.V. shows such as the Cosby Show, The Simpson, Married with Children which are but a few that dictate or indicate the type of family which North Americans prefer. Over the time, the ... era followed this blueprint like "I love Lucy". In the 1980s, there were shows such as Family Ties and Cosby Show; these programs showed the families that we now view as being commonplace today. In the Cosby Show, the role of the two or dual earner family was showcased. The father was ...

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... reflected America's changing values in the Reagan era. The children's ideas were in sharp contrast to that of their parents, leading to humorous conflict between the two groups. The Bill Cosby Show also addressed the variance between children of the 1980s and they"re contrasted parents. One substantial discrepancy between the two shows was race and economic status. The Bill ... Cosby Show confronted the social issues that pertained to a black upper class family. Both programs represented conservative issues that the majority of American families faced at this time. In the 1990s, ... ...

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... reflected America's changing values in the Reagan era. The children's ideas were in sharp contrast to that of their parents, leading to humorous conflict between the two groups. The Bill Cosby Show also addressed the variance between children of the 1980s and they"re contrasted parents. One substantial discrepancy between the two shows was race and economic status. The Bill ... Cosby Show confronted the social issues that pertained to a black upper class family. Both programs represented conservative issues that the majority of American families faced at this time. In the 1990s, ... ...

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... viewed from now on, I know that not all men are great fathers or good people. But just as some of us to resemble a Homer, we also do act like Bill Cosby. On his show he was a good dad who shared responsibilities with his wife, why today cant a comedy use a father successfully. The episode I chose to watch started off with the baby ... ...

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... past to understand the fact that African-Americans have always been exhibited in an unfavorable manner. Again Hollywood adjusted by creating sitcoms that showcased upper-middle class African Americans. "The Cosby Show," a nationwide hit for many seasons to come, provided a temporary, acceptable and non-threatening image of blacks. There is focus on urban talk shows, such as "Jerry Springer" and "Rikki ... ...

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... the late 70's programs had story lines from week to week that went to top ratings. In the mid-1980's the comedies had a comeback with family oriented shows like the Cosby Show and Family Ties. Recent television has dominated by news magazines. Cable television matured around the late 1990's which allowed people to watch a better variety of television programs. Paper view ... ...

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